Attorney groups build document libraries.The number of document libraries hosted by the ATLA ATLA Association of Trial Lawyers of America ATLA American Theological Library Association ATLA American Trial Lawyers Association ATLA Air Transport Licensing Authority (Hong Kong) ATLA Avatar: The Last Airbender Exchange continues to grow. These resources are available to members of practice sections and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. groups. New libraries include Bausch & Lomb, Business Torts torts in law a wrong other than a criminal wrong, e.g. defamation, negligence. , Ortho-Evra, and Preemption preemption U.S. policy that allowed the first settlers, or squatters, on public land to buy the land they had improved. Since improved land, coveted by speculators, was often priced too high for squatters to buy at auction, temporary preemptive laws allowed them to acquire . Members of the individual sections and groups can efficiently and securely share depositions, briefs, and other case material through the libraries at no charge. With the "Download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Now" feature, members can transfer documents directly to their PCs in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. format. Materials in the libraries come from ATLA members willing to share their expertise with colleagues. Focusing on increasing the number of documents in a library is crucial to growing the group's membership, and it provides access to key documents for group members. To contribute documents to a library, members may submit their materials to the Exchange in either paper or electronic form. Mail materials to the ATLA Exchange, 1050 31st St., N.W., Washington, DC 20007-4499, or send them via e-mail to exchange@atlahq.org. Members can also upload materials online to a document library by visiting www.exchange.atla.org. Click on "Section/Litigation Group Document Libraries," then "Upload Documents to Your Library," and follow the directions on screen. Document libraries are fully text-searchable and have enhanced security features. Every document is designated for group members only or for nongroup members who are ATLA plaintiff lawyers. The secured system verifies the user's membership in a particular section or group. For more information, log on to www.exchange.afla.org and click on "Section/Litigation Group Document Libraries." |
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